*Up until 1821 -&nbsp; [[New Spain]] controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/MC/AGI/index.html archives] in Seville, Spain, or to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City. <br>

*Up until 1821 -&nbsp; [[New Spain]] controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/MC/AGI/index.html archives] in Seville, Spain, or to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City. <br>

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*From 1821 until 1846 -&nbsp;[[Mexico]] had jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Residents living on {{wpd|Gadsden Purchase}} land were part of Mexico until 1854. Some records of this period may have been sent to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City.

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*From 1821 until 1846 -&nbsp;[[Mexico]] had jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Residents living on {{wpd|Gadsden Purchase}} land south of the Gila River were part of Mexico until 1854. Some records of this period may have been sent to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City.

*From 1846 to 1863 - [[New Mexico]] Territory included land that later would become Arizona.

*From 1846 to 1863 - [[New Mexico]] Territory included land that later would become Arizona.

*In 1852 - New Mexico Territory set up counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including land that became Arizona. Present-day Greenlee County, Arizona was once part of [[Socorro County, Arizona|Socorro]] and [[Dona Ana County, Arizona|Doña Ana]] counties of New Mexico.<ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 26. {{WorldCat|69672637|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|545087|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2th}}.</ref> <ref>''Original Counties of New Mexico Territory'' (map) at http://www.nmgs.org/Graphics/nmcoun-orig.jpg (accessed 9 August 2011).</ref> Some records during this period may have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.

*In 1852 - New Mexico Territory set up counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including land that became Arizona. Present-day Greenlee County, Arizona was once part of [[Socorro County, Arizona|Socorro]] and [[Dona Ana County, Arizona|Doña Ana]] counties of New Mexico.<ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 26. {{WorldCat|69672637|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|545087|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2th}}.</ref> <ref>''Original Counties of New Mexico Territory'' (map) at http://www.nmgs.org/Graphics/nmcoun-orig.jpg (accessed 9 August 2011).</ref> Some records during this period may have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.

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Up until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.

From 1821 until 1846 - Mexico had jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Residents living on Gadsden Purchase land south of the Gila River were part of Mexico until 1854. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City.

From 1846 to 1863 - New Mexico Territory included land that later would become Arizona.

In 1852 - New Mexico Territory set up counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including land that became Arizona. Present-day Greenlee County, Arizona was once part of Socorro and Doña Ana counties of New Mexico.[2][3] Some records during this period may have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.

In 1854 - the Gadsden Purchase added former Mexican land, including part of what became Greenlee County, to the already existing Doña Ana County, of New Mexico. Some records from 1854 to 1863 may have been sent to the Doña Ana County, New Mexico courthouse.

In 1863 - Arizona Territory was created from the western half of New Mexico territory. All previous counties were dissolved, and eventually four new counties were created in the new Arizona Territory.

1909--Greenlee County was created 10 March 1909 from Graham County. County seat: Clifton [4]